Bicycle-lamp lock.



No. 703,907. A Patpnted luly I, |902. v

A.'FELLOWS. l

BICYCLE LAMP LUCK.

Application med Nov. e, 1901.

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AUGUSTUS FELLOWS, OF WASHINGTON-,.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

BloYc LE-LM-P LOCK.

' SPECFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,907, dated July 1,1902.

application filed November e, 19

To @ZZ whom, t nifty/'concern' Be it known thatI, AUGUsrUs FELLows, acitizen of the United States, residing at Wash-f ington, in the Districtof Columbia, have in*` vented certain new'and useful Improvements.inBicycle-LamprLock's; and I do declare the'i following to be a full,clear, and-exact de-` scription of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothefigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of'thisspecification.

. lMyinvention is designed 4.particularly to prevent the stealing of ybicycle-lamps, and has for one of its-objects to provide a means ofexceedingly simpleconstruction, durable, and cheap to manufacture.

Another object of the invention is to produce a bicycle-lamp lock ofsuch a cons truc-l tion that it may serve not only as locking device,but also as a lamp-bracket.

Another object of the invention is to form the body portion of the lockand bracket ofa"` single piece of be'ndable metal or other material. f

Another object of the invention is to produce a lock or a Vlock andbracket for the lamp of an adjustablenature," Vthat it maybe used inconnection withnearly, if not all,zthe bicycles atpresent upon themarket.

A stillfurther object of the invention isto produce aV lamp lockandbracketforuse j-in. connection not only witha bicycle, but with anyknown vehicle.

- My invention consists, essentially, of a sin;4 gle piece of metalorLother material adaptedf to be formed into a band with the sidesthereof normally parallel, means for connectingv one end of the bandto'a lamp, means for attaching the other end-thereof to a bicycle orother frame, means for locking the free ends of the band together, and,finally, means for drawing or contracting.thev normally-parallel sidesofthe fband `one-toward theother that a loop may be formed at each endthereof.

The "invention will be described in detail hereinafter, pointed out moreparticularly in the appendedclaims, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the inventionconnected at one end with a lamp and oi. Stimm. 81,322; `ontleden,

at the otherwith a bicycle-frame, the view showing'a portion onlyofathefront frame of the bicycle. Fig.; 2 is a top plan View of my invention.Fig. 3 is a view showing the body portion Vof the invention cut from ablank piece of material and showing also in dotted y linesa reinforcingmember, said body portion being broken away at one corner to show aportion of the said member in full lines. Fig. @t is a view showing oneot the free ends of the band'st'ruck up, forming a hook. Fig. 5illustrates amodilied form of my invention. Fig. 6 discloses anothermodification; and Fig. 7 is a top plan view of my invention, eliminatingthe lamp-attaching ngers and the means for locking the free ends of the'band together. H l.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a bicycle-lamp,and 2 the upper front-portion ofva bicycle-frame, while the numerals 3and 4 indicate arms pivoted by means of'the rods or bolts 5 to the lamp,these parts all being of the fusual construction.

' .New taking up the construction -of my improvement, the referencecharacter 6 indicates a single piece of bendable metal or other materialadapted` to vbe formed into a band comprising spaced members7 and 8,connected at one endvwith aweb 9, and the free ends thereof bent oneupon the other and forming substantially a second web. Formed of thesamepiece of .material from which the band is constructed are projectingportions forming attaching or gripping fingers 10 and 11 and which are'adapted to be bent that they may engage over the rods or bolts 12, towhich the yfree ends ot the arms 3 and 4 are pivoted :and soldered orotherwise secured to the back of the web 9, while the other or free ends13 `and 14 of the spaced members 7 and 8, respectively, of the band areadapted to encircle the frame 2 of the bicycle. Thefree' end of thespaced member 7is provided withfa staple or opening or slot 16, formedin the-free end of the other-spaced memberS', said staple and slotregistering one with the other in such a manner that one end of thespaced members will overlap the other, and when in such position a lockor other fastening means 17 is engaged with the staple or other form ofhook to lock the free ends of the spaced members other form ofhookl15,adapted toreceive the IOO illustrated in Fig. l.

together upon the frame of the bicycle or other vehicle to which myinvention may be applied.

Disposed intermediate the ends of the spaced members 7 and 8 of the bandare formed perforations 18 in direct alinement for the reception of theeXteriorly-screwthreaded bolt or other equivalent element 19, which,coacting with a nut20, is adapted to contract the band at or near itscenter, thereby forming` a loop of the spaced members at both ends ofthe band and clamping means of one of the loops for firmly holding theband upon the bicycle or other frame. Two sets of perforations l8, areprovided for the purpose of permitting an adjustment in the size of theloop encircling the bicycle-frame or other vehicle.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings it is intendedinstead of forming the band in a single piece of material to constructsame in different parts-z`l e., to pivot the ends of the spaced membersof the band to the web 2l-the other elements, including theattaching-fingers 10 and 1l, of the invention being the same ashereinbefore set forth.

I have illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings' a band from which I haveeliminated the attaching-fingers 10 and Il, thus producing an attachmentfor locking a lamp supported in the well-known manner by a lamp-bracket22, of ordinary construction and which is adapted to be first slippedthrough the skeleton inclosure formed by the arms 3 and 4, and theopen-ended box 23, receiving the bracket 22. Otherwise, with theexception of the attaching-fingers l0 and 11, this attachment forlocking a lamp is the same as that I desire it understood that whilethis construction shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings is intendedparticularly for a lamp-lock it will, even Without the lampconnectingmeans 10, serve also as a support for the lamp.

In order to prevent scratching or otherwise injuring the frame of thebicycle or othervehicle to which my improvement might be applied, Iprovide upon the inner faces of the free ends of the spaced members 7and S a lining of felt, rubber, or the like.

In some instances it may be found essential to reinforce the web of theband and which may be done by theaddition of the plate 26', riveted orotherwise to the said web 9, as shown in Fig. 3. This plate 26 issecured to the lamp-connecting fingers 10 and 1l as well as to the web9, and when the plate 26 is employed it is bent with the fingers forattachment with the lamp, as well understood.

I wish it understood that instead .of the staple l5 shown in thedrawings I may employ a hook 24, formed by striking up the metal orother material at the free end of the spaced member 7, as shown in Fig.4 of the drawings. Y

My invention can be applied to almost any form of lamp. Therefore it isto be understood that changes in form, proportion, and the minor detailsof construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature ofthe invention when adapting it to any particular kind, make, or varietyof lamp.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to securebyLetters Patent, isw

l. A device of the class described comprising a band whose sides arearranged normally parallel throughout their entire length,lamp-connecting fingers formed integral with and at one end of the band,saidv fingers being arranged one at the top and the other at the bottomof the said end of the band, a reinforcing-plate carried by the said endand the said fingers, fastening means arranged at the opposite end ofthe band, and means oo nnected with the band for forming a loop at eachend thereof.

2. A device of the class described comprising a band whose sides arearranged normally parallel throughout their entire length,lamp-connecting fingers formed integral with and at one end of the band,said fingers being arranged one at the top and one at the bottom of theband, fastening means arranged at the opposite end of the band, andmeans for contracting the normally-parallel sides of the band one towardthe other whereby a loop is formed at each end of the band.

3. A device of the class described comprising spaced members,said spacedmembers being arranged an equal distance from each other throughouttheir entire length, a web for connecting respective ends of the spacedmembers,said web being formed integral with the spaced members and havingintegral lampconnecting fingers, one of said fingers extending abovethe spaced members, and one extending below the spaced members, meansfor fastening the opposite ends of the spaced IOO members one upon theother, and means cony

